Comments on: Numancia Preview

By: realrock

realrock — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:57:35 +0000

nd gago nd de la red is a double pivot but more a benitez one dan capello.holding + box2box.so if dat clicks v got a combo dat gives us gud defense nd doesn’t take nething frm d attack.but i guess bernd would have 2 b hit on d head b4 he sees dat.

By: realrock

realrock — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:46:10 +0000

close ur eyes wen d ball falls 2 d rite back.was schuster knocked hard on d head or sumthing??salgado should go nd help castilla win promotion.torres should b d back up 2 sergio.

By: miccy

miccy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:54:12 +0000

Madridista like me cannot wait to see this match, i mean the match gonna be historic as this match will be determine who's gonna score the 5000th real madrid league goal, let's see if Higuain gonna thrill Real Madrid Fans again.

By: Corey

Corey — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:34:44 +0000

I agree Gonz, its why I recommend De la Red and Gago, who will give us the horizontal movement that Spain has so well with Xavi, Senna and Iniesta, but not sacrificing any lateral movement either. Diarra and VDV are to lateral, as VdV has an eye for the goal and the killer pass, but I feel like with Guti that is sort of a cancel out. And Diarra does not have much of a passing range, so when a team defends deep, the only thing you can make them do is chase after the ball and hope they crack, which is something Gago and De la Red could facilitate.

By: Gonzalo @ All In White

Gonzalo @ All In White — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:54:22 +0000

Congrats on the preview, which is thorough and insightful, as ever.

Regardless of the fact that Numancia beat Barça last week on the counter (they defend very deep in what is an extremely narrow pitch at home), Real should really make the game safe in the first half, and then put it away in the second. Much like Spain did against Armenia in midweek.